it’s been only three weeks since the launch of Q&A site Hunch, but already it’s amassed answers to 4.3 million questions. By taking visitors through a series of questions to get to know them better, Hunch can begin to make guesses about the right kinds of answers for each individual by making correlations across between people who answer similarly across different topics. It’s sort of like collaborative filtering for information.
Co-founder Caterina Fake of Flickr fame shares some of the correlations Hunch has been able to find so far. Some of her findings:
* People who believe that alien abductions are real are more likely to blame Nancy Pelosi for the financial crisis.
* One of the best predictors of whether people agree they should switch to a Mac: whether they like to dance. Are PC users less fun? The data has spoken.
* Fake ID users are more likely to be happy at startups.
Also, people who like sports video games are more likely to have had a broken leg at one point (which would explain why they like to sit on the couch and play football instead of go out and, you know, actually play football).
And on the subject of Facebook versus Twitter, the Hunch data suggests that “Facebook people” are more social than Twitterers in actual social situations like a party. Facebook people mingle with more people, including strangers, whereas Twitterers stick to people they know. Other differences? Facebook people spend more on shampoo and like to drink more. Whereas “Twitterers report that they have oily skin.” In other words, Twitter is for geeks. I knew it! Don’t tell Oprah
Hunch’s data set will become available to researchers next week through a special “researchers API.” Can’t wait to find out what other correlations come out of it.
(Photo by Ira Mejías)
I love to dance.
iDance
…sometimes
Anything to do with iPod fans?? Steve Jobs owe a lot to the world since he made for too many introvert earplugged people.
But do you like to Tap Tap Dance?
Does Steve Jobs dance?
Yes, but only on the corpses of those who refuse to think different ™
I’m a Mac, and I can bust a move.
I’m a mac, jewish as shit, and can’t dance a lick.
LOL! “Bust a move”? How about: I’m a Mac and I just showed my age.
Loren..how about: I’m a Mac and I just need to grow up. (sigh)
I bet you’re a fun person.
We knew you were a mac because you are a douche
I bought a Leo Sayer LP in the cutout bin in 1979 and my record weigh over 200 pounds more than than my Ironsidian physique.
Damn right I can dance, am a PC USER and I have a REAL Ipod called a Pioneer SK-350 boombox from the early 80s that doubles as my computer amp and REAL cassette decks and enough Pioneer, Harman Kardon, old Sony, JVC and Altec stuff, repaired and homebrewed speakers my specialty to help a teenager who is deprived of going deaf in a Hyundai in these trying times. No stocks, but Maxell High Bias tape was the best investment I ever made, the returns are still coming in nearly 30 years later.
(An annuity?)
Hell yeah.
I hate dancing…
I love this. Thanks. I’m a Mac, can’t dance for anything. Have no zits.
Maybe it’s because of the genre of music that is used in Apple commercials….
I love to dancing
Not sure what to say – except it sounds like a good way to “prove” absolute contridictions.
I’m a PC and I love to dance..
“HEY EVERYBODY. YOU KNOW THAT GENERAL CORRELATION DISCUSSED IN THE ARTICLE? THE ONE ONLY MEANT TO SERVE AS AN INDICATOR AND NOT AN ABSOLUTE? WELL GUESS WHAT? I DON’T FIT THE CORRELATION.”
Thanks for the info, buddy.
I LiKE to DANCE but I can’t Afford a MAC =/
[[ Bust of my Funky Dance Moves]]
I’m a PC and love Karaoke and Dance
But I am also a mac…. and by PC I mean Linux no M$ crap
Karaoke I also excel at but it’s dying here and no car to find other congregations of the church of alcohol!
It may be just the lighting or my eyes but the girl in the picture looks like she has REALLY HAIRY ARMS!
Anyone else see it?
Yep – Hairy arms… Does that mean shes a Mac or PC?
I’m confused. :/
Definately a mac, and probably the smart girls are sexy chick
It’s means the shaver and feminine hygiene sector has really failed.
How do I get invited to this service? I would really really like to check it out.
DM me. I have 5 invites
Does this mean that ppl who dont dance arent fun???
(Dancing Mac-dude here)
Those Facebook vs Twitter observations run completely contrary to the nature of each site. Facebook is a walled-garden where you only add people you know. Twitter is the medium for discovering other people (through RT’s, recommendations, etc).
It’s kind of ridiculous to put Facebook’ers and Twitter’ers in different categories anyway, since I’m sure that over 90% of Twitter users are also on Facebook
4.3 million! Those numbers are phenomenal, especially for a private beta that just launched! congrats team hunch.
they should REALLY keep this useless drivel to themselves because it isn’t going to work
So far, Hunch is a complete waste of time. To suggest that any worthwhile correlations can be mined from that site is laughable. It’s a toy, and a boring one at that.
My hunch… Hunch into deadpool.
PC always meant personal computer to me, dunno what non-geek decided it should mean non-Apple.
I switched a week ago to Mac, and ok, admittedly, the dancing part is not entirely wrong. Don’t feel outright like Patrick Swazy, but stil …
I save my favorite CDs/songs I have, often as wav files. The only big difference is that you DL’ed and I went to yard sales.
I’m a Mac, and I’m fat and old
great results, dancing…. who knew there was such a thing
it is kind of fun. I’m mac and like to dance, just for information.
*scribbling notes furiously*
I never saw Steve Jobs dancing cha-cha-cha (or everything else). Steve Ballmer, on the other hand, oh boy…
I’m a caveman, and I dance around a fire, just saw a bird tweet, and I killed it for dinner…. ahhh life is simple and life is great
Did you kill the GECKO?
yes, tasted like chicken…
I dance like a nut. Now can I have a Mac plz?
PCs suck!
Tell you what…you’re a dancing nut, I’m a dancing nut. We’ll get together and show John Lithgow the kids can dance…
Oh wait, 1983, Footloose, been done : )
How about a doughnut ? Mac’s are too expensive for these slow times..
boogie with best of them, still have a pc?
Time to play Shuggie Otis’ Bootie Cooler.
dance is the best exercise. ..lol
Is it me? Or do Mac users like to to work in a clean place? My desk and house has been so tidy ever since I got a Mac.
I’m a person, I like to dance, I had pcs for years but it turns out they really suck and are always breaking and so I got a mac.
Strangely, I do not use my dancing skills and my computer choosing skills at the same time.
Unless the ladies are impressed, I know.
Perhaps if you knew how to diagnose and fix them? You don’t spend beaucoup simoleans at a shop, do you?
Your wallet.
‘That party last night was awfully crazy I wish we taped it, I danced my *** off and had this one girl completely naked’ – Asher Roth owns a Mac
Seriously if owning a Mac makes me a better dancer then I’m going to have to get one
Dance with I.
very interesting